Cold and Flu

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky! Why does my snot turn green when I have a

Quick, send help! My preschooler has ‘boy-flu’. Well, actually he’s just got a cold, but man oh man, in his little mind it is something catastrophic. If you also have a child whose default is over-the-top whining when he gets sick, then I know you’ll relate to these mum

Half of all Australian babies receive antibiotics at least once during their first year of life, according to new research that reveals we have one of the highest antibiotic usage rates in the world. With health risks including longterm side effects and antibiotic resistance, it’s no

It starts with a cough, then a sniffle, then suddenly your child is down with a full-blown cold. It’s no fun seeing your little one sick and unhappy, but there are a few small ways to soothe a sick toddler or preschooler.

Woken in the dead of night by a little one’s croak, rasp, bark or wheeze? Found a bunch of worries and possible woes flashing before your eyes as you remember all the things you have to do the next day? We feel you!

If your little one is heading off to daycare or preschool, then get ready for the onslaught of illnesses that come with it. Here are nine of the most common ones to look out for and what you need to know about them.

Winter is coming … and so are the colds! Snotty noses, fevers and coughs can be really hard for babies and young kids (and their parents). So how do you avoid them? Here are our top tips for managing colds in your family this flu

Heaps of invaluable childcare advice has been handed down through the generations. But butter on a burn? Think again. Turns out there are some seriously outdated healthcare myths still doing the rounds when it comes to sick children. Below, some of the old wives’ tales we need to put

One of the truly testing parts of parenthood is having to deal with the kinds of illnesses and health complications which adults don’t normally fall prey to. Kids seem to be magnets for the kind of bugs and viruses that most of us fortunately haven’t

There probably isn’t a household in Australia that doesn’t have Panadol in the medicine cabinet. It contains paracetamol, not ibuprofen or aspirin, so you can use Children’s Panadol from as young as one month of age, which makes it popular with parents. We’ve put together some

A child with sore ears is a very unhappy child. Worse still, if they’re still too little to let you know what’s going on, it can take a lot of trial and error to work out what the problem is. What are the signs of